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Wahconah Park is a city-owned baseball park located in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Pittsfield†...
and nestled in a working-class neighborhood. One of the last remaining ballparks in the United States with a wooden grandstand, it was constructed in 1919 and seats 4,500. Through the park's history, 201 different Pittsfield players went on to the Major Leagues, and 100 different Pittsfield players already had some Major League experience. The park was listed on the
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in 2005. In the July 23, 1990 issue of
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, author
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raved about the park in his column entitled ''Just A Little Bit of Heaven – Pittsfield's Wahconah Park is Baseball as it Oughta Be.'' In 2012, the stadium became the home field of the
Pittsfield Suns The Pittsfield Suns are a summer collegiate baseball team based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, that plays in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) of New England. The team's home games are played at Wahconah Park Wahconah Park is a c ...
, an expansion franchise of the
Futures Collegiate Baseball League The Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) is an eight-team collegiate summer baseball league. It has four franchises in Massachusetts, two in Connecticut, and one each in New Hampshire and Vermont. Format The Futures League is a wood-bat ...
.


Field configuration

Former park dimensions were 334 feet to left field, 374 feet to center field, and 333 feet to right field. The current field dimensions are 310 feet down the left field line, 377 feet to left field, 374 feet to center field, 403 feet to right-center field, and 305 feet down the right field line. Because the field was constructed before the advent of field lighting, no harm was seen in orienting the diamond due west. It is one of only two professional ballparks in the U.S. today that faces west (the other being
Sam Lynn Ballpark Sam Lynn Ballpark (also known as "Historic" Sam Lynn Ballpark) is a baseball venue in Bakersfield, California and was the oldest ballpark of the Class-A Advanced California League. It was built in 1941 for the Bakersfield Badgers, which began the 1 ...
in Bakersfield, California, built in 1941). Lights were not installed until 1946. In 1989 a mesh screen was placed in center field. Nevertheless, some umpires still briefly suspend games at sunset, so that the setting sun will not interfere with the batters' view of the pitch. In 1927, a
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was installed on the Housatonic River to prevent recurrent flooding.


History

The
Pittsfield Mets The Pittsfield Mets were a minor league baseball based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and played their home games Wahconah Park. The team previously played as the Little Falls Mets from Little Falls, New York before an investment group organized b ...
were a minor-league baseball team moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts from Little Falls, New York, by an investment group organized by Michael T. Casey. The team played in the New York - Penn League, and were affiliated with the New York Mets from 1989 to 2000 and the Houston Astros in 2001. In 2002, the independent Berkshire Black Bears moved to Wahconah Park after three years of dormancy as the Massachusetts Mad Dogs. After the 2003 season, they did not renew their lease but moved to
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.
Jim Bouton James Alan Bouton (; March 8, 1939 – July 10, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. Bouton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, and Atlanta Braves between 1 ...
proposed to renovate the park without any public dollars and bring professional baseball back. On July 3, 2004, a record crowd of 5,000 attended a vintage baseball game he organized at Wahconah Park between Pittsfield and Hartford, a game telecast live for over four hours on ESPN Classic as ''America's Pastime: Vintage Baseball, Live''. Commentators included Bouton, Bill Lee, actor
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, and baseball historians
John Thorn John A. Thorn (born April 17, 1947) is a German-born sports historian, author, publisher, and cultural commentator. Since March 1, 2011, he has been the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. Personal profile Thorn was born in ...
and
David Pietrusza David Pietrusza (born November 22, 1949 in Amsterdam, New York) is an American author and historian. Career David Pietrusza has produced a number of critically acclaimed works concerning 20th-century American history, including five volumes ( ...
. Eventually, Pittsfield politics intervened and Bouton was forced out. In 2005, former
Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...
General Manager
Dan Duquette Dan Duquette (born May 26, 1958) is an American baseball executive. He is the former general manager of the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. He is also the founder of the Dan Duquette Sports Academy ...
brought the Pittsfield Dukes, a
New England Collegiate Baseball League The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is a 13-team collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 44-game schedule during June ...
(NECBL) team, to Wahconah Park. During the 2007 season, the Dukes attracted a season attendance of 28,955 through 21 home games, averaging 1,378 fans per game. His agreement with the City of Pittsfield was jeopardized prior to the 2008 season over back maintenance fees, but Duquette and city officials reached a settlement. For the 2009 season, Duquette restyled the team the Pittsfield American Defenders, with a military theme. The park was called Nokona Stadium at Wahconah Park pursuant to a sponsorship deal with the manufacturer of baseball gloves that funded all-new bathrooms, stadium offices, and press box. On May 3, 2009,
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and Amherst College alumni played a game under 1859 rules to commemorate the 150th-anniversary of the first
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game, played between the two schools. Duquette, an alumnus of Amherst, was instrumental in organizing the event. The Pittsfield American Defenders lasted only one season. In 2010, Duquette moved the NECBL franchise to his baseball camp in nearby Hinsdale, and moved his
Can-Am League The Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, commonly known as the Can-Am League, was a professional, independent baseball league with teams in the Northeast United States and Eastern Canada, founded in 2005 as a reorganization ...
entry, the New Hampshire American Defenders, to Wahconah Park from Nashua, New Hampshire; they were known as the Pittsfield Colonials.


Current tenant

In 2012, the
Pittsfield Suns The Pittsfield Suns are a summer collegiate baseball team based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, that plays in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) of New England. The team's home games are played at Wahconah Park Wahconah Park is a c ...
, an expansion franchise of the
Futures Collegiate Baseball League The Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) is an eight-team collegiate summer baseball league. It has four franchises in Massachusetts, two in Connecticut, and one each in New Hampshire and Vermont. Format The Futures League is a wood-bat ...
, began playing at Wahconah Park.
Marvin Goldklang Marvin Goldklang is a minority owner of the New York Yankees and the majority owner of the Pittsfield Suns in Massachusetts. He is also the principal owner of the Charleston RiverDogs, the New York Yankees’ affiliate in the Class A South Atlant ...
is the majority owner; the
Goldklang Group The Goldklang Group is a sports ownership and management group. Led by Marvin Goldklang, the group includes Jeff Goldklang, Bill Murray, Mike Veeck, and Tom Whaley. The Goldklang Group has interests in the Charleston RiverDogs of Low-A East, the ...
also owns part of the club. Goldklang owned and operated the Pittsfield Mets. In the summer, concerts are held in Wahconah Park. It is also home to varsity football games for Pittsfield-area high schools.


Professional teams at Wahconah Park


Future Major League Pittsfield players

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, Electrics (1913) *
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, Electrics (1914) *
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, Hillies (1927) *
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, Hillies (1928) * Ed Connolly, Hillies (1928–1929) * George Loepp, Hillies (1928) * Joe Cicero, Hillies (1929) *
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, Hillies (1929) * Frank Mulroney, Hillies (1929) * Owen Kahn, Hillies (1930) *
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, Electrics (1941) * Walt Linden, Electrics (1941) * John O'Neil, Electrics (1942) *
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, Electrics (1946) *
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, Electrics (1947) *
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, Red Sox (1965) *
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, Red Sox (1967) * Ken Poulsen, Red Sox (1967) *
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, Red Sox (1969) * Larry Biittner, Senators (1970) *
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, Senators (1970) * Dave Moates, Senators (1970–1972) * Rick Stelmaszek, Senators (1970) *
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, Senators & Rangers (1970–1972) *
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, Senators (1970) * Bill Gogolewski, Senators (1970) *
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, Rangers (1971–1972) *
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, Rangers (1971–1972) * Jim Kremmel, Rangers (1971–1972) * Lew Beasley, Rangers (1972–1975) *
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, Rangers (1973) * Stan Thomas, Rangers(1973) *
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, Rangers (1974) * Jim Umbarger, Rangers (1974) *
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, Rangers (1975) *
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, Rangers (1975) *
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, Brewers (1976) *
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, Brewers (1976) * Johnny Abrego, Cubs (1985) * Mike Brumley, Cubs (1985) * Mike Capel, Cubs (1985–1986) *
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, Cubs (1985) *
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, Cubs (1985–1986) *
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, Cubs (1985) *
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, Cubs (1985–1986) *
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, Cubs (1988) *
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, Cubs (1988) *
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, Cubs (1988) *
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, Mets (1989) *
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, Mets (1989) *
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, Mets (1991) *
Quilvio Veras Quilvio Alberto Veras Perez (born April 3, 1971) is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Atlanta Braves. Veras has coached in the minor le ...
, Mets (1991) *
Héctor Carrasco Héctor Pacheco Carrasco (born October 22, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He bats and throws right handed. In a twelve-season career, Carrasco has posted a 44–50 record with 19 saves and a 3.99 ERA in 637 relief ap ...
, Mets (1991) *
Edgardo Alfonzo Edgardo Antonio Alfonzo (born November 8, 1973), nicknamed Fonzie, is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder from to , most notably as a member of the New York Mets, wi ...
, Mets (1992) * Brian Daubach, Mets (1992) * Bill Pulsipher, Mets (1992) * Benny Agbayani, Mets (1993) *
Preston Wilson Preston James Richard Wilson (born July 19, 1974) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played all or parts of ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2007 for the New York Mets, Florida Marlins, Colorado ...
, Mets (1993) *
Jason Isringhausen Jason Derik Isringhausen ( born September 7, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 through 2012 for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay ...
, Mets (1993) *
Eric Ludwick Eric David Ludwick (born December 14, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, and Toronto Blue Jays between 1996 and 1999. He also played two seas ...
, Mets (1993) * Allen McDill, Mets (1993) * Jeff Tam, Mets (1993) * Mike Welch, Mets (1993) * Jarrod Patterson, Mets (1994) * Jay Payton, Mets (1994) *
Scott Sauerbeck Scott William Sauerbeck (born November 9, 1971) is a retired left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher. High school career Sauerbeck attended Northwest High School in Cincinnati, and played baseball, basketball, and soccer graduating in ...
, Mets (1994) *
Vance Wilson Vance Allen Wilson (born March 17, 1973) is an American former professional baseball catcher and current coach. He is the third base coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played all or parts of eight seasons in MLB. L ...
, Mets (1994) *
Terrence Long Terrence Deon Long (born February 29, 1976) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2006 for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, and N ...
, Mets (1995) * Dan Murray, Mets (1995) * Ramón Tatís, Mets (1995) * Brandon Villafuerte, Mets (1996) *
A. J. Burnett Allan James Burnett (born January 3, 1977), is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia ...
, Mets (1997) *
Eric Cammack Eric Wade Cammack (born August 14, 1975) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the New York Mets during the season. Listed at , 180 lb., Cammack batted and threw right-handed. A native of Nederland, Tex ...
, Mets (1997) *
Leo Estrella Leoncio Estrella (born February 20, 1975) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (), Milwaukee Brewers (), and San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseb ...
, Mets (1997) * Jason Phillips, Mets (1997) * Jason Roach, Mets (1997, 2000) *
Earl Snyder Earl Clifford Snyder (born May 6, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball player who played in the Major Leagues for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. In his short time in the majors, Snyder played first base, third base, and designated h ...
, Mets (1998) *
Ty Wigginton Ty Allen Wigginton (born October 11, 1977) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado ...
, Mets (1998) * Chris BaÅŸak, Mets (2000) * Jaime Cerda, Mets (2000) * Jeff Duncan, Mets (2000) * Philip Barzilla, Astros (2001) * Brooks Conrad, Astros (2001) * Charlton Jimerson, Astros (2001) * Todd Self, Astros (2001)


Pittsfield players with previous Major League experience

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Art Nichols Arthur Francis Nichols (born Arthur Francis Meikle; July 14, 1871 – August 9, 1945) was an American Major League Baseball player who played catcher, first baseman, and outfielder who played for the Chicago Orphans from 1898 to 1900 and the St ...
, Electrics (1913) *
Jock Somerlott John Wesley "Jock" Somerlott (October 26, 1882 – April 21, 1965) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators from 1910 to 1911. In 29 career games, he batted .204, scored eight runs, and had fo ...
, Electrics (1913–1914) *
Polly Wolfe Roy Chamberlain "Polly" Wolfe was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1912 and 1914, for the Chicago White Sox, primarily as a right fielder. In 1912 he made one appearance as a pinch hitter, st ...
, Electrics (1913–1914) *
Bun Troy Robert Gustave "Bun" Troy (August 27, 1888 – October 7, 1918) was a German-born professional baseball pitcher who was killed in action while fighting against German forces in World War I. Troy was a sergeant with the "Blue Ridge" Division of t ...
, Electrics (1914) * Frank Nicholson, Electrics (1914) *
Joe Birmingham Joseph Leo Birmingham (December 3, 1884 – April 24, 1946) was a major league baseball player. Birmingham was a center fielder and manager who occasionally played the infield for the Cleveland Naps. He was named the manager of the Naps in at ...
, Hillies (1919–1920) * Mickey Devine, Hillies (1919) * Gary Fortune, Hillies (1919) * Jack Hammond, Hillies (1919–1921) * Bobby Messenger, Hillies (1919–1920) *
Ty Pickup Clarence William "Ty" Pickup (October 29, 1897 – August 2, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played one game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1918.
, Hillies (1919–1920) *
Johnny Tillman John Lawrence "Ducky" Tillman (October 6, 1893 – April 17, 1964) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Mi ...
, Hillies (1919–1923) *
Lew Wendell Lewis Charles Wendell (March 22, 1892 – July 11, 1953) was an American baseball player and team manager. Wendell was born March 22, 1892, in New York City. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball, with his first game in 1915. Wendell's ...
, Hillies (1919) * Frank Kelliher, Hillies (1920) * Colonel Snover, Hillies (1920–1925) *
Bill McCorry William Charles McCorry (July 9, 1887 – March 22, 1973) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in . He had a long career as a player/manager in the minor leagues that lasted as late as 1942, including lengthy sti ...
, Hillies (1921–1923) *
Al Pierotti Albert Felix Pierotti (October 24, 1895 – February 12, 1964) was a professional American football center and Major League Baseball pitcher. Football career Pierotti played in the American Professional Football League with the Akron Pros, Clev ...
, Hillies (1921–1922) * Ernie Neitzke, Hillies (1922) * Danny Silva, Hillies (1922) * Eddie Zimmerman, Hillies (1922) *
Neal Ball Cornelius "Neal" Ball (April 22, 1881 – October 15, 1957) was an American baseball shortstop who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Highlanders, Cleveland Naps, and Boston Red Sox from 1907 to 1913. ...
, Hillies (1923) * Chick Gagnon, Hillies (1923) *
Hal Leathers Harold Langford Leathers (December 2, 1898 – April 12, 1977) was a professional baseball middle infielder who played in nine games for the 1920 Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he batted left-handed and threw right- ...
, Hillies (1923) * Bunny Roser, Hillies (1923) *
Art Wilson Arthur Earl "Dutch" Wilson (December 11, 1885 – June 12, 1960) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of fourteen seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher. Wilson spent most of his career as a backu ...
, Hillies (1923) * Mike Wilson, Hillies (1923) *
Jimmy Esmond James Joseph Esmond (October 8, 1889 in Albany, New York – June 26, 1948 in Troy, New York) was a professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1911 to 1915. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds, Indianapolis Hoosi ...
, Hillies (1924) * Waddy Macphee, Hillies (1924–1925) * Horace Milan, Hillies (1924, 1926) * Mose Solomon, Hillies (1924) * Red Torphy, Hillies (1924–1925) *
Shano Collins John Francis "Shano" Collins (December 4, 1885 – September 10, 1955) was an American right fielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. Early life Collins was born on December 4, 1885 in Bost ...
, Hillies (1925, 1928) *
Lefty Jamerson Charles Dewey "Lefty" Jamerson (January 26, 1900 – August 4, 1980) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 1", 195 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. A native of Enfield, Illinois, Jamerson was a player whose major ...
, Hillies (1925–1926) * Tom Sullivan, Hillies (1925) * Augie Swentor, Hillies (1925) *
Rowdy Elliott Harold Bell Elliott owdy(July 8, 1890 – February 12, 1934) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Doves, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins in parts of five seasons spanning 1910–1920. Listed at 5' 9", 160 lb., El ...
, Hillies (1926) * Ken Jones, Hillies (1926) *
Sam Mayer Sam A. Mayer (born June 26, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports, a team in which he is also a development driver for ...
, Hillies (1926, 1929) * John Perrin, Hillies (1926) * Red Sheridan, Hillies (1926–1928) *
Ed Sperber Edwin George Sperber (January 21, 2095 – January 5, 2160) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for two seasons for the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball f ...
, Hillies (1926) *
Dan Woodman Daniel Courtenay Woodman (July 8, 1893 – December 14, 1962) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1914 and 1915, for the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues of the Federal League The Federal Leag ...
, Hillies (1926) * Ed Baecht, Hillies (1927) * Harry Baldwin, Hillies (1927–1928) * Ed Miller, Hillies (1927) * Frank Parkinson, Hillies (1927–1928) *
John Shea John Victor Shea III ( ; born April 14, 1949) is an American actor, film producer and stage director. His career began on Broadway theatre, Broadway where he starred in ''Yentl (play), Yentl,'' subsequently winning his first major award, the 1975 ...
, Hillies (1928–1929) * Joe Smith, Hillies (1927) * Red Smith, Hillies (1927) *
Denny Sothern Dennis Elwood Sothern (January 20, 1904 – December 7, 1977) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Brooklyn Robins. While his birth name was ...
, Hillies (1927) *
Lefty Taber Edward Timothy "Lefty" Taber (January 11, 1900 – November 5, 1983), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Phillies. He batted and threw left-handed. Taber had a 0–1 record, with a 10.80 ERA, in 9 games, ...
, Hillies (1927) *
Mule Watson John Reaves "Mule" Watson (October 15, 1896 in Arizona, Louisiana – August 25, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana), was a professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1918 to 1924. He played for the Boston Braves, Philadel ...
, Hillies (1927) * Frank Bennett, Hillies (1928) * Herb Bradley, Hillies (1928–1929) * Ralph Head, Hillies (1928) *
Red Shea Patrick Henry "Red" Shea (November 29, 1898 – November 17, 1981) was a Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each p ...
, Hillies (1928) * Charlie Small, Hillies (1928–1930) * Harry Wilke, Hillies (1928–1930) * Casper Asbjornson, Hillies (1929) *
Frank Bushey Francis Clyde Bushey (August 1, 1906 – March 18, 1972) was a pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox (1927, 1930). Bushey batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Wheaton, Kansas. In a two-season career, Bushey posted a 0–1 record wit ...
, Hillies (1928–1929) * Freddie Moncewicz, Hillies (1929) * José Rodríguez (infielder), Hillies (1929–1930) * Pat Simmons, Hillies (1929–1930) *
Carl Sumner Carl Ringdahl Sumner (September 28, 1908 – February 8, 1999) was a Major League Baseball player."Carl Sumner Statistical Record" ''The Sports Encyclopedia: BASEBALL'' published in 1974 by Grosset & Dunlap, p. 167 'Lefty' was born in Cambridge, ...
, Hillies (1929) * Hod Lisenbee, Hillies (1929) * Maurice Archdeacon, Hillies (1930) *
Jim Bishop James Alonzo Bishop (November 21, 1907 – July 26, 1987) was an American journalist and author who wrote the bestselling book ''The Day Lincoln was Shot''. Early life Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he dropped out of school after eighth gra ...
, Hillies (1930) * Ray Dobens, Hillies (1930) *
Bob Emmerich Robert George Emmerich (August 1, 1891 – November 22, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massach ...
, Hillies (1930) *
Bill Holland Willard Holland (December 18, 1907 – May 19, 1984)) was an American race car driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1949 and finished second in 1947, 1948 and 1950. He also was runner up in the 1947 American ...
, Electrics (1941) *
Glenn Spencer Glenn Spencer may refer to: * Glenn Spencer (American football), American college football coach * Glenn Spencer (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher {{hndis, Spencer, Glenn ...
, Electrics (1941) *
Tony Rensa George Anthony Rensa (September 29, 1901 – January 4, 1987) was a Major League Baseball player. Rensa played for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox. He batted and threw right-handed. He was bor ...
, Electrics (1946–1947) *
Gene Hasson Charles Eugene Hasson (July 20, 1915 – July 30, 2003) was a Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 tota ...
, Electrics & Indians (1948–1949) * Lloyd Brown, Indians (1950) *
Dave Gray David Alexander Gray (January 7, 1943 – July 29, 2020) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1964 season. Listed at and , he batted and threw right-handed. Gray played baseball ...
, Red Sox (1965) * Billy MacLeod, Red Sox (1965) * Pete Smith, Red Sox (1965) * Ed Connolly, Red Sox (1966) * Bobby Guindon, Red Sox (1966–1968) * Pete Charton, Red Sox (1967) * Galen Cisco, Red Sox (1967) *
Billy Gardner William Frederick Gardner (born July 19, 1927) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. During his ten-season active career in the major leagues, Gardner was a scrappy, light-hitting second baseman for the New Yo ...
, Red Sox (1967, 1969) * Bill Schlesinger, Red Sox (1967–1968) * Jose Tartabull, Red Sox (1967) *
Dave Gray David Alexander Gray (January 7, 1943 – July 29, 2020) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1964 season. Listed at and , he batted and threw right-handed. Gray played baseball ...
, Red Sox (1968–1969) *
Russ Nixon Russell Eugene Nixon (February 19, 1935 – November 8, 2016) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1969. A veteran of 55 years in professional basebal ...
, Red Sox (1968) *
Fred Wenz Frederick Charles "Fireball" Wenz (August 26, 1941 – October 6, 2020) was a middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1968 through 1970 for the Boston Red Sox (1968–69) and Philadelphia Phillies (1970). Listed at , , h ...
, Red Sox (1969) * Tom Parsons, Red Sox (1969) *
Toby Harrah Colbert Dale (Toby) Harrah (born October 26, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball from to . Harrah played the majority of his career for the Texas Rangers f ...
, Senators (1970) * Gene Martin, Senators (1970) * Charley Walters, Senators & Rangers (1971–1972) * Dick Such, Rangers (1973) *
Tommy Cruz Cirilo "Tommy" Cruz Dilan (born February 15, 1951) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals () and Chicago White Sox (). Cruz batted and threw left-handed. He is the brother of Héctor and José Cru ...
, Rangers (1974) *
Marty Martínez Orlando Martínez Oliva (August 23, 1941 – March 8, 2007) was a utility player, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 0" , 170 lb. , Martínez was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. Born in Havana, Cuba, Martín ...
, Rangers (1975) * Lafayette Currence, Brewers (1976) * Lary Sorensen, Brewers (1976) * Jeff Cornell, Cubs (1985) * Steve Hammond, Cubs (1985) * Jeff Jones, Cubs (1985) *
Dickie Noles Dickie Ray Noles (born November 19, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles between 1979 and 1990. He bat ...
, Cubs (1987) * Al Chambers, Cubs (1988)


See also

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Wahconah Park Views – ''Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues''
* ttp://www.digitalballparks.com/NYPenn/Pittsfield.html Wahconah Park photo gallery at digitalballparks.combr>Photo of stadiumPhoto of right fieldPhoto of sun setting into batter's eyes
– The Sun Sets on Wahconah Park

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